'']] Cornelis Claesz (Claessens), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, a native of [[Ghent (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Ghent]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], was burned at the stake with three companions, [[Christiaen Janssens (d. 1567)|Christiaen Janssens Langedul]], [[Mattheus de Vik (d. 1567)|Mattheus de Vik]], and [[Hans Symonsz (d. 1567)|Hans Symonsz]], in [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]], 13 September 1567, after terrible torture. By trade he was a shoemaker. From prison he wrote his wife a moving letter, comforting her and encouraging her in the faith.

'']] Cornelis Claesz (Claessens), an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, a native of [[Ghent (Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium)|Ghent]], [[Belgium|Belgium]], was burned at the stake with three companions, [[Christiaen Janssens (d. 1567)|Christiaen Janssens Langedul]], [[Mattheus de Vik (d. 1567)|Mattheus de Vik]], and [[Hans Symonsz (d. 1567)|Hans Symonsz]], in [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]], 13 September 1567, after terrible torture. By trade he was a shoemaker. From prison he wrote his wife a moving letter, comforting her and encouraging her in the faith.

Braght, Thieleman J. van. The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs’ Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour… to the Year A.D. 1660. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 704. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.